Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Henry Kater, dated at Paris
Reference number: HS/19/15
Date: 5 August 1821
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Delivered Royal Society [of London] resolution on 'Junction of French and English triangles' to François Arago. Arago alone will meet Henry Kater and T. F. Colby to finish triangles this summer. J. B. Biot will collaborate next year with Henry Kater on pendulum measurements.
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- HS/19/15
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- 5 August 1821
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Henry Kater, dated at Paris, 5 August 1821, HS/19/15, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_19_15/letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-henry-kater-dated-at-paris, accessed on 20 April 2025
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